has anyone tried The 17 Day Diet? does it work?

I wish people would have an informed opinion before they call something a fad.

I've been doing the 17 day "diet" since February 11th and have lost 17 pounds. It's gotten me to eat much healthier and has me feeling energized. It's worth looking into. It's basically clean eating - lean proteins, lots of vegetables, limited starchy carbs.

If you do a search for the 17 day diet in the message boards, you'll find several pages of people on it.

I wish people would have an informed opinion before they call something a fad.

Cat fight alert

*Making some popcorn and getting a good seat.

I like it, but I can't stick with cycle one (too restrictive for my liking), so I skip over it and go right on to cycle two, which is actually not so bad, and lets you have healthy carbs. ... I need to get back on the program.

I know what the 17 day diet is and I call it a fad soley because it's another book and diet plan designed for the author and publisher to make money on something we already know will help lose weight.

Following a strict diet plan with things removed, added, etc is a fad for those who will not stick with it.

It works for some people yes. For some it won't. For most though, if you eat healthy, clean, whole, fresh foods and lean meats you will lose weight - which is almost exactly what this diet is about (the 17 day diet seems the same as the Eat Clean diet but with a bit more restrictions.

Is there really a diet that's not a "fad" Studies show that after people do a diet they eventually put back on the weight plus more. There are a small percentage that do make the life change and are able to keep it off. How many people do you know that have used the same diet for years upon years. I don't know any, they use the current new diet, thus a "fad" The word just has a negative connotation. At some point I believe we have all used some type material to get us through a hum.

What is a fad for one person won't be for another.

I personally just don't see the point in spending money to read about what I already know. I also don't want to spend money on a restrictive diet when I can do it on my own. That's me though.

If you need the structure and the meal plans/meal ideas written out for you than go for it. Some people need that and some don't.

People are different.

Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but don'tcha think it is a bit rich for you to be so dismissive of it when you're 50lb overweight yourself? If you knew all the answers maybe you wouldn't need to be on here?

A lot of your posts are really negative, instead of being supportive and encouraging like most around here.

Just saying...

And dont'cha think is is a bit rich for you to be so negative. If everyone in here was not needing to loose weight this would be an entirely different forum. To point out how much someone is overweight is very poor form.

I know what the 17 day diet is and I call it a fad soley because it's another book and diet plan designed for the author and publisher to make money on something we already know will help lose weight.

Following a strict diet plan with things removed, added, etc is a fad for those who will not stick with it.

It works for some people yes. For some it won't. For most though, if you eat healthy, clean, whole, fresh foods and lean meats you will lose weight - which is almost exactly what this diet is about (the 17 day diet seems the same as the Eat Clean diet but with a bit more restrictions.

Is there really a diet that's not a "fad" Studies show that after people do a diet they eventually put back on the weight plus more. There are a small percentage that do make the life change and are able to keep it off. How many people do you know that have used the same diet for years upon years. I don't know any, they use the current new diet, thus a "fad" The word just has a negative connotation. At some point I believe we have all used some type material to get us through a hum.

What is a fad for one person won't be for another.

I personally just don't see the point in spending money to read about what I already know. I also don't want to spend money on a restrictive diet when I can do it on my own. That's me though.

If you need the structure and the meal plans/meal ideas written out for you than go for it. Some people need that and some don't.

People are different.

Of course everyone is entitled to their opinion, but don'tcha think it is a bit rich for you to be so dismissive of it when you're 50lb overweight yourself? If you knew all the answers maybe you wouldn't need to be on here?

A lot of your posts are really negative, instead of being supportive and encouraging like most around here.

Just saying...

And dont'cha think is is a bit rich for you to be so negative. If everyone in here was not needing to loose weight this would be an entirely different forum. To point out how much someone is overweight is very poor form.

This is exactly my point though - I have had a look at the book, seems to make good sense. Most people on here are really supportive and help each other along but the poster I quoted isn't - and to be blunt, she can hardly be regarded as an expert in weight loss!!

I started the 17 day diet 9 days ago, it's actually what lead me here. I lost weight very quickly in cycle one...6 lbs in first 2 days, 13 total so far with a starting weight of 263. I'm supposed to still be on cycle 1 but I had to add complex carbs. I'm pre-diabetic and Hypothyroid and was literally about to fall down from lack of food. Dr. Mike says that you can eat unlimited amounts of the approved veggies and proteins but I couldn't eat enough of those things to get any measure of calories. It will definitely give you a jump start for weight loss or a boost to lose those last few pounds. I'm still losing weight, just not as rapidly as I would be had I adhered strictly to the plan. It's a clean way of eating and teaches you a tremendous amount about paying attention to what goes into your body. The bigger point of the diet is to detox off the carbs and get yourself to a point where you're no longer insulin resistant. It works really well for weight loss but due to the highly restrictive nature of the diet if you don't make it your ultimate lifestyle you will gain that weight back. Overall, I think it's fantastic. I'm grateful for everything I've learned from his book and the journal that you can purchase to track/plan meals, weight loss, goals and motivation is wonderful. If you're starting out with a lot of weight to lose, are on your way to becoming insulin dependent and have to learn everything, ME!, I highly recommend it. If you're almost there I would call it, at best, a cleanse. For me, it's been an amazing starting point worth its weight in gold. I just had to listen to my body and add carbs into Phase one. I happen to like what I'm doing! It works, I feel great, have been working out and combined with MFP on my Droid I'm going to keep going. His Phase One with a few whole grains added in is absolute perfection for me. Good luck to you!

I have not personally used the 17 day diet but have looked at it and, in my opinion, it's another high protein low carb diet - if you stick to it you will lose weight.

Here's the bad news........diets don't work for the vast majority of people who go on them. I'm living proof of that, over the years I've lost and gained and lost over 350 lbs "dieting" (not all at once - at my heaviest I was around 235 to 240). In the last 2 years through exercise and a sustainable diet that creates a modest caloric deficit I've been able to (plus or minus a few pounds) hover around 200 and since joining MFP and actually logging my intake can see myself hitting my goal weight of 180 later this year and maintaining at that weight.

What's the difference? I've become more patient and have come to realize that the only long term solution is one that creates dietary habits that can be sustained for the rest of my life. Most "diets" offer a quick fix but because they don't retrain the way you think about nutrition you go back to your old ways and the weight comes back with vengeance.

diets don't work. none of them. they are temporary fixes. permanent change works and is sustainable. eat healthy, exercise. live healthy. simple as that.

i done it last summer,it helped me lose some but after the 17 days you gain it back,

Are you sure you followed the entire plan?
It's more than just 17 days.

You shouldn't gain it back if you get to cycle 4 which is maintenance, and eat according to what you've learned throughout the 4 cycles.

Good grief, here we go....